I just started using DreamHost, and http://rtest.openprofile.net is the first Rails site I put there. I read the information in their wiki about setup, since I hadn''t used Rails with Apache before, and dutifully added the recommended "froo handler" to dispatch.fcgi. Bad idea. I sprouted endless dispatch.fcgi processes, and had to kill off a handful every hour or two. I tried various things, none of which worked, and finally tried taking the routine out. Voila, it''s all fixed. One copy of dispatch.fcgi running, good response time, and I''m much happier. I guess the moral of the story is that even well-meaning advice can be outdated or just plain wrong. (This is with Ruby 1.8.4, Rails 1.1, and I guess your mileage may vary!) --Al Evans -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.